Puan Maharani's 'Tagiah' Labor Demo When Fuel Rises Again

The action orator from SPSI, Guntoro (Photo of Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - Hundreds of workers rallied against the increase in fuel oil (BBM) in front of the DPR RI Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 6. The workers also mentioned the cry of Puan Maharani a few years ago when they refused to increase fuel before becoming the chairman of the DPR. An action orator from SPSI, Guntoro, said the increase in fuel this time did not only have an impact on increasing fuel, but also had a very big impact on the prices of basic daily needs consumed by all Indonesian people. "So if you only talk about the impact of the increase in fuel, it's not a lot of problems, but this will definitely have an impact on the daily needs of basic commodities consumed by the entire community, especially workers or laborers who have been consuming so far," Guntoro told reporters after a speech in front of the DPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 6. Moreover, he said, the minimum wage for workers in all districts did not increase. Even those who experience an increase are only the provincial minimum wage. According to Guntoro, the amount is not far from one percent. "So it won't be enough to finance daily life," said Guntoro.

The Coordinator of SPSI for Bekasi Regency/City then mentioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, who used to cry when she found out that the SBY government had raised the price of fuel. He questioned whether Puan would cry and heard the screams of small people because the fuel was raised by President Jokowi.

"We all know that in the SBY era, all of the PDI-P wabil special Puan Maharani, who is now the Speaker of the DPR, was crying about the increase in fuel, crying as if she was in favor of the people. But now that she is the chairman of the DPR, what is she doing, is she also crying about the increase in fuel now?," said Guntoro. "Moreover, talking about Pertalite's increase is very high, Rp. 2,000 is more than Rp. 2,350, meaning that compared to the previous price, it has increased by 30 percent, right? And he (Puan) has no standing in favor of the people. Today we are looking for, today we want to ask for his statement, what is his statement regarding increasing fuel to the people, whether it will be crying again or what," he added.